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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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